LISBOA // Torel Palace
As close as you will get to Heaven while in Lisbon.Private, intimate and discrete, you immediately feel right at home as you walk down the narrow walkway that quietly opens onto a courtyard comprised of two palaces and a mansion. Perched atop one of Lisbon’s many...
I DREAM OF // This Stairway
PASTEL PRETTY // Fanaberia Crepes & Cafe in POLAND
In a small Polish town on the Baltic coast, Sopot, recently-opened Fanaberia Crepes & Cafe is delighting both locals and visitors with its soft, clean design and yummy pancakes & crepes. Designed by Sopot-based P/B STUDIO, the approach was in keeping...
GIFTED / Retro Turn Table
In its travel-size suitcase, the Portable Coupe Turntable from Crosley Radio will not only play some vinyl music stuff, it will remind you of the days wen you used to buy it as a young teen dying to hear Madonna's newly released 'Like A Virgin' album.Featuring a...
TIME FOR / Spring
NEED / I’m Outa Here Passport Cover
Having a passport cover is not about style. Well, ok, maybe it is. Just a little. I love this case, because it's sassy and it's something I say all of the time. Also the color palette is one of my faves -- rose-gold layered on a faded orchid...
MAISON / Horizontal House in ARGENTINA
The design premise for this unique bungalow (aka 'horizontal house') was simple: integrate with nature as much as possible. Using natural materials such as wood, marble and concrete, architect firm DIVISARE played around with proportion and space, ultimately...
OBSEDSSED / Star Studded Pillow
Vintage Constellations Pillow by ONE COSA BELLAL 16” W 16” H 3” 100% Premium PolyesterAvailable at Fab.com
OBSESSED / 80’s Bowl Cut
POUR LES bébés: Buk & Nola
Apparently this is a store for kids' stuff. I mean, I can't disagree with them. There are lots of unicorn things, polka dots, balloons, animal glass stirs, cute birthday cards, rainbow pillows, rainbow glasses, rainbow purses, rainbow balloons, rainbow...
Gnocchi Della Nonna / DROGHERIA FINE #MTL
You know when you are walking down the street and you suddenly feel like eating something home-cooked, warm, and nostalgic? But you also don't want to get saddled into an hour long meal just for that kind of experience? Franco Grattuso knows exactly what...
Desk / GOALS
MONTREAL / Atwater Cocktail Club
You won't find this place on many 'best of' lists (at least, not yet) -- or even just by simply walking down the street. That's because the Atwater Cocktail Club doesn't want to be found. The force behind Foiegwa has made sure of this by tucking it away at...
OBSESSED / Super Sequin Booties by MARGIELA
It's always ok to wear sequins. Just looking at these super-sequined booties by MAISON MARIGELA puts a smile on my face. The perspex block heel make we want them more.PAILLETTE BOOTIES by MAISON MARGIELA$2,290Heel 3 inchesSilver textured-leather Made...
MONTREAL / Foiegwa
I took my better half for his birthday dinner to Foiegwa this week after seeing much a doo about it on social media. I will admit that the name was initially the most appealing element -- I always appreciate humor and food, especially when mixed together. ...
NEED / Top Hat Pendant Lamp by INNERMOST
Top it off with this Jeeves Hat pendant by INNERMOST. Just under 10 inches wide, this witty pendant is handmade in wool felt and an anodized gold interior. About INNERMOST: In 1999, Steve Jones and Russell Cameron quit their design jobs to build a...
Amuse-Gueules / L’AUTRE BAR, #MTL
Avenue Laurier is fast becoming what St Laurent once was: lively, trendy, and charmant. Restaurants, bars and well-edited stores keep cropping up like designer weeds, while the area is alive with dog-walking Mile-Enders and their PA Nature shopping bags,...
OBSESSED / Sequin Muzzle
MOMENT OF / Bath Time
Because bath time should always be fun.
MONTREAL / Bota Bota
Sid Lee's transformation of an old river ferry into a world class luxury floating spa-boat is definitely nose-worthy. Docked in the Old Port with former factories as a backdrop, the story of Bota Bota begins in the 1950's when it served as a ferry between Sorel...